Cultural practices for prevention and mitigation of mountain pine beetle infestations

Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 450-463

  Fettig, Christopher J ^a   Gibson, Kenneth E ^a   Munson, A Steven ^a   Negrón, José F ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroctonus ponderosae; Direct control; Indirect control; Pinus contorta; Pinus ponderosa

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY;

DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; DIRECT CONTROL; INDIRECT CONTROL; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

FORESTRY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; FORESTS; INSECTS; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 84894488970     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.13-032     Document Type: Article

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